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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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N S I D E
Classifieds 12
Opinion
Perspectives 10
U M M D A N C E F E S T I V AL
Thursday, August 6, 1998
R I C K S C O L L E GE
Please see Pages
6 and 7 for an
inside look at the
excitement of
the International
Folk Dance
Festival.
Thefts concern campus police
BY DIANA JANSON
Scroll staff
Campus police are concerned after
recent audio-visual equipment thefts.
"Che rash of thefts is "not epidemic, bus
it is an area of concern" said Garth
Gunderson, director of the Ricks College
Division of the Rexburg Police
Department, Police have no suspects,
Gunderson said.
"Keep audio-visual equipment locked
up because it is so expensive"
Gunderson said. " I f you know of a theft,
report it" Gunderson said, "If someone
tells, they are not a narc but a good citi­zen."
In the July 16 Faculty & Staff Bulletin,
Shane Webster of Financial Services
said, "Please be advised that over the
past few weeks several items have been
stolen from campus departments. As a
matter of precaution against future
thefts, please take measures to safeguard
assets ... "
Custodial secretary Ruth Edstrom said
too many personal items are left out. "Be
more aware and careful of... locking
your personal stuff up" Edstrom said.
Milt Webster, P.E. equipment checkout
room supervisor, said iocker rooms have
signs to encourage locking things up,
putting things away and not leaving
things lying around. " I f you don't Jock it
up, somebody else will, " Webster said.
The David O. McKay Library also has
signs posted warning people not to leave
material unguarded, said Library
Assistant Denese McDonald, a sopho­more
from Kingston, Jamaica.
Most items in the library are bar-coded
to prevent theft, but people still tear
pages from magazines and books or
check out materials without returning
them, McDonald said.
Because costs from theft cause stores
to raise prices, "We all pay for ... the
dishonesty of other people" said Garrett
Case of the Ricks College Bookstore.
Bookstore Manager Doug Mason said,
"We know things are going out, but it's
hard to put a dollar figure to."
"We do piosecutc shoplifters" Mason
said.
Mason sa^il with remodeling and new
traffic patternst he bookstore has had
less theft this year than in the past.
"Kids must be getting better" Mason
said.
"Any problem is too much ... But it
has been improving." Case satd.
Over the years Case said he has tried a
Photo •Illustration BEWfASSEY / Scroll m
BREAK IN — Thefts on and off campus worry Ricks College
campus police.
lot of things to prevent theft. He
has decided it works to first, trust
the students, and second, teach hon­esty
because it's part of the gospel,
Case said,
A cooperative attitude with police
prevents theft.
Gunderson, "(Police are) pore
than happy to provide time and
help to put thieves in place."
"Things have been pretty good
this summer. We haven't had a
large number of thefts (We) aver­age
one theft a week which isn't
too bad lor summer Most has been
audio-visual sum." Gunderson said.
"We have a lot of good people
here, (Most) would never dream of
sidling." said Gunderson. but some
are thieves.
In community policing, citizens
are the eyes and cars who contact :
police who work to lake caseisi
through court" Gunderson said
If the campus community as a l l
whole would realize the potential that
exists if everyone would report theft,
no one would steal here, Gunderson
said.
"Campus police are a resource to
help people get complaints through
court" Gunderson said.
"If we work with police, there will
be less theft" Gunderson said.
International
Folk Dance
festival under way
Bv TANYA GOODALL
Scroll staff
The Idaho International Folk Dance Festival got
off to a thundering start during the opening cere­monies
Saturday night at Ricks College Viking
Stadium.
The free event introduced the folk dance teams
from Belgium, Georgia, Latvia, South Korea, Togo,
Romania, Ukraine, Czech Republic and the United
States that will be featured throughout the week dur­ing
the festival. Each national flag was displayed as
the teams marched out on to the field in authentic
costumes, waving and smiling to the sound of Neil
Diamond's "We're comin' to America."
After the festival committee, sponsors and chair­persons
were announced the performances were
ready to begin. A representative from each country
came to the podium before each performance to dis­play
their colors while the crowd stood for their
national anthem. They then received a festival
plaque and many of the countries brought gifts and
gave a message of thanks in their own tongue to the
people of Rexburg for their invitation and opportuni­ty
to come to America and share in this multicultural
event.
After the first performance by Belgium a few rain­drops
began to fall. Soon the enormous black cloud
hovering over Rexburg broke and the dancers and
crowd alike became thoroughly soaked. The dancers
kept going, however, and soon the rain stopped.
Many of the teams had their own little bands with
exotic instruments to accompany their dances. They
all had beautiful, interesting costumes. One dancer
from Togo came onto the field on tall, skinny stilts
and was adorned with a colorful mask. South
Korean dancers seemed to float as they danced in
long, silky bright pink dresses. The other dancers
wore equally bright and beautiful costumes with
styles unique to their countries.
Finally the stadium lights were dimmed and the
ceremony ended with a spectacular fireworks show.
"The best fireworks I've ever seen!" said one Ricks
student.
On Monday the International street festival fea­tured
the dancers once again along with a few local
dance groups. A portion of Main street in Rexburg
was closed so the dancers could perform in the street
and visitors could walk from booth to booth looking
at souvenirs for sale and sampling foreign food.
At 7 p.m. a short parade down Main Street was put
on for the community and from 9 to 11 a.m. there
was a street dance for all to enjoy.
Events continue throughout this week, including
performances in the Hart Auditorium, the Kirkham
Auditorium and youth culture days on campus.
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